Although I’m too early for this, the US and Australia have finally agreed on reasonable working holiday visas between the countries. (Before this, for an American to get a working-holiday visa here was not only logistically, but also financially, a huge pain…when many had to go through a program that cost over $1000)
Guess I have about three more years to make it back over here and make some Aussie dollars. Apparently food-harvesting jobs are pretty popular for the backpack variety…
The good news also means that I’m sure there will be more Aussies hopping over to the States in the next few years…and our own food-harvesters will have more access to legal migrant workers willing to spend their autumns (well, their springs, actually) picking the fruits in California…
Speaking of which…a move like this is a pretty sly way for the current government to work the domestic security issue. I mean, expanding working visa opportunities to citizens of countries that are low security risk (and white), the Republicans are limiting the number of low-demand jobs for the Latino migrant workers…so they’re pleasing their anti-immigrant wing while making it look like they’re being friendly toward other nations…
Smooth.
